Sociological Explanations For Gender Differences In Patterns Of Crime
Topic: Outline and assess sociological explanations for gender differences in patterns of crime
It is strongly believed that more crimes are committed by males. According to the criminal justice statistics, the number of crimes which committed by males is more than females does through at least ten years. Besides, there is also showed that four out of five offenders are males. On the other hand, there are gender differences among the criminal. For instance, more males are arrested and men are more likely to be the repeated offenders.
However, there is an argument state that there is an underestimation of females’ crime.
Generally, the females’ crimes such as shop lifting are less likely to be reported. Even the females’ crime are reported, there are low chances they will be prosecuted, if they are prosecuted, they …show more content…
She argues that as women have the biological capacity of taking care of children that means women is the best suited to the expressive role. Thus, although Parsons explain why men may commit more crime than female by explaining the different socialization which can lead to more males’ criminal, Parsons’ functionalist sex role theory still underestimate the assumption about the sex differences. Moreover, Frances Heidensohn (1985) argues that patriarchal control is the reason why females commit less crime than males. She agrees that the society imposes more control on women so that females will have less chance to commit crime. There are three types of patriarchal control, which is at home, at work, at public
At home, as women play the domestic role in a nuclear family, females will focus on taking care of children and other housework, these work will limit their time and movement so that they will have less opportunities to commit crime. If women try to refuse to play the domestic role in the family, they may suffer from the domestic violence or financial dominance by
It is strongly believed that more crimes are committed by males. According to the criminal justice statistics, the number of crimes which committed by males is more than females does through at least ten years. Besides, there is also showed that four out of five offenders are males. On the other hand, there are gender differences among the criminal. For instance, more males are arrested and men are more likely to be the repeated offenders.
However, there is an argument state that there is an underestimation of females’ crime.
Generally, the females’ crimes such as shop lifting are less likely to be reported. Even the females’ crime are reported, there are low chances they will be prosecuted, if they are prosecuted, they …show more content…
She argues that as women have the biological capacity of taking care of children that means women is the best suited to the expressive role. Thus, although Parsons explain why men may commit more crime than female by explaining the different socialization which can lead to more males’ criminal, Parsons’ functionalist sex role theory still underestimate the assumption about the sex differences. Moreover, Frances Heidensohn (1985) argues that patriarchal control is the reason why females commit less crime than males. She agrees that the society imposes more control on women so that females will have less chance to commit crime. There are three types of patriarchal control, which is at home, at work, at public
At home, as women play the domestic role in a nuclear family, females will focus on taking care of children and other housework, these work will limit their time and movement so that they will have less opportunities to commit crime. If women try to refuse to play the domestic role in the family, they may suffer from the domestic violence or financial dominance by